South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-25

FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2s. 1857.
Topical Points.

Topicat Points.
The British members Of the fishery
commission arrived in Washin gton
Friday.
Gov. FITzHrGH LEE disclaims en-.
Pertaining senatorial or vice-presi-
dental aspirations.
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The Democrats viii have n MAORI.
ty over all oil eleven in the United
States House Of Representatives..
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Read the prospectus Of the New
Yor < Observer in another colum o.
1t is splendid pepper, religious, hut
non-sectarian. and no family can
afford TO be without IL.
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THERE are 200 young mer in
New York who will cast their no silcn
votes at the presidential election next
year.
A STRONG effort, it 10 eaid, will be
maize Tor the admission of Dako.a
and Washington TIE rri'ories as States
in the interest of the republicans.
49,
"BLACK LISTS" Of republican de-
partWent employees who engaged in
political work in the recent campaign
are said TO have becn prepared.
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The past year has baen the most
successful in the history OF the NJ. T..
Church Church EA tension Society. the
receipts having been 100000, and
he disbursements. S260, 900.
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IN Maine. a farme. WHO sells one
glass of sweet cider. even as il comes
from the press. can be fined $3.50
md imprisoned in jail for five mouths.
lie canuot even make il or keep il in
his house.
NEW England bus less men pro.
pose to settle tho Canadian fisheries
dispute by purchasing the British
maritime provinces for $4,000, 900.
No. much importance attaches to the
proposition, as it is not believed Eng.
land Eould sell for that or any other
figure.
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AT ;he meeting Of the natioual
pension committee oftEe G.. A. Il In
New York recently, a pension meas
ure was outlined to be presented to
Congress at the next session, irclud-
ing ! disability bill, equalization of
disabilitie", and pensions for vete-
rams widows AMI severely manned
veterans.
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TIE frat act OF President Cleve.
land after Congress conveues, and az
ter he submits his annual message, will
be to sepd to the Senate the name of
Hon. Don. III. Dickinson, of Mich. to
be Postmaster General. At the same
time the present Postmaster General
Villas will he nominated for Secretary
Of the Interior. vice Secre airy Lamar,
who will resi-, n to accept place on
the Supreme bench OF the U. States.
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TIE annual report of Mr.. James
Hyatt, Treasurer OF the United States,
shows that the revenues Of the gov.
eminent for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1887, were 1911, 4O3. 277, aud the
ordinary expenditures 1857 1888, 179;
the surplus receipts available for the
reduction of the public debt being
sl03,47l 900. As compared with
the previous year, The receipts increas-
ed s3i,9i6.559; the expenditures
$2j 1901, AMI the surplus revenues
S95l45O9.
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The annual report OF A. Knott,
Second Assistant Postmaster G General.
shows that the total cost for the year
was so. S06y508 In the railroad
service there vss an increase Of 7,O15
miles IN length of routes. The in
crease in the ru nber Of pieces Of mail
handled by the postal clerks during
the fscll year over tho preceding
year was sos 100000. The total u
mount Of estimates submitted to meet
the requirements OF the Off e of Sc
cond Assistant Postmaster G eneral
for the fiscal year 1S5S-s0 is Ss1r
CAS-, Os5.
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SENATOR SHERMAN, Of Ohio, will
be the republican candidate for the
presidency in 1888, IL he Gao, end In
an Interview with Cincinnati En-
quirer reporter the other day he gave
tue country the platform on which